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Priyatama, ±Ê°ù¾±²â²¹³Ù²¹³¾Äå: 12 definitions

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Priyatama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

Priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�) refers to:—Dear most beloved. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

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Vaishnava (वैषà¥à¤£à¤µ, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnuâ€�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�) refers to “being lovedâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇyaâ€�).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (HimÄcala): “The king Anaraṇya hailed from the race of the fourteenth Manu IndrasÄvarṇi. O Himavat, hundred sons were born to him and a beautiful daughter PadmÄ who was equal to Laká¹£mÄ«. O excellent mountain, he was more fond of his daughter than of his hundred sons. He had five queens who were endowed with great qualities and fortunes and were loved (priyatama) by him over and above his life. [...]â€�.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇá¸ala

±Ê°ù¾±²â²¹³Ù²¹³¾Äå (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤®à¤¾) is the name of a ḌÄkinÄ« who, together with the VÄ«ra (hero) named Priyatama forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the ´³Ã±Äå²Ô²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹, according to the 10th century ḌÄkÄå°ùṇa±¹²¹ chapter 15. Accordingly, the ÂáñÄå²Ô²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹ refers to one of the three divisions of the ²õ²¹á¹ƒb³ó´Ç²µ²¹-±è³Üá¹­a (‘enjoyment layerâ€�), situated in the ±á±ð°ù³Ü°ì²¹³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±ô²¹. The 36 pairs of ḌÄkinÄ«s [viz., ±Ê°ù¾±²â²¹³Ù²¹³¾Äå] and VÄ«ras are white in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�).—a S Dearest or most beloved. 2 Used as s m In the drama &c. A husband or a gallant, a paramour. ±è°ù¾±²â²¹³Ù²¹³¾Äå f A wife or a mistress, an inamorata.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�).â€�a. Most beloved, dearest.

-³¾²¹á¸� A lover, husband; शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤µà¤¾à¤¤à¤ƒ पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤� इव पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤šà¤¾à¤Ÿà¥à¤•ारà¤� (Å›iprÄvÄtaá¸� priyatama iva prÄrthanÄcÄá¹­ukÄraá¸�) MeghadÅ«ta 31,72.

-³¾Äå A wife, mistress, beloved.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�).—mfn.

(-³¾²¹á¸�-³¾Äå-maá¹�) Dearest, most beloved. m.

(-³¾²¹á¸�) A tree, (Celosia cristata). E. priya desirable, tamap aff. “mayÅ«raÅ›ikhÄvá¹›ká¹£eâ€� .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�):—[=priya-tama] [from priya > prÄ«] mfn. (priya-) most beloved, dearest, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Åšatapatha-brÄhmaṇa] (once = -tara, [RÄmÄyaṇa])

2) [v.s. ...] m. a lover, husband, [KÄvya literature]

3) [v.s. ...] Celosia Cristata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) ±Ê°ù¾±²â²¹³Ù²¹³¾Äå (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤®à¤¾):—[=±è°ù¾±²â²¹-³Ù²¹³¾Äå] [from priya-tama > priya > prÄ«] f. a mistress, wife, [KÄvya literature]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�):—[priya-tama] (maá¸�-³¾Äå-maá¹�) a. Dearest. m. A tree (Celocia cristata).

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Priyatama (ಪà³à²°à²¿à²¯à²¤à²�):â€�

1) [noun] a thing that is liked, loved much.

2) [noun] a man as related to awoman who loves him dearly; a lover.

3) [noun] an intimate, affectionate man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Priyatama (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤�):—adj. masc. dearest; most beloved; n. 1. lover; 2. husband;

2) ±Ê°ù¾±²â²¹³Ù²¹³¾Äå (पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤®à¤¾):—adj. fem. dearest; most beloved; n. 1. wife; 2. beloved; sweet-heart;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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